The link between partnership and mental well-being: When cohabitation is common, does marriage still matter?
The decline in marriage and increase in cohabitation raises questions about whether marriage still provides benefits to well-being in mid-life. We use the British Cohort Study 1970 to examine the extent to which partnership experiences influence positive mental health at age 42. Cohabitation has become common for this cohort; for example, around 21% of those currently in a partnership are ...